WTO Trade Policy Review: United States - A Largely Open Economy but Barriers Persist in Important Areas

The WTO issued its report, WTO Trade Policy Review: United States - A Largely Open Economy but Barriers Persist in Important Areas  on January 14, 2004. The report along with a policy statement by the Government of the United States, was the subject  for the seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) of the United States by the Trade Policy Review Body of the WTO on 14 and 16 January 2004.

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What is a Trade Policy Review?

Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries’ trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. Significant developments that may have an impact on the global trading system are also monitored. For each review, two documents are prepared: a policy statement by the government of the member under review, and a detailed report written independently by the WTO Secretariat. These two documents are then discussed by the WTO’s full membership in the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB). These documents and the proceedings of the TPRB’s meetings are published shortly afterwards.